The first weekly planning list of the year has turned up a newly validated planning application for the ground floor and rear outbuildings of the former White Hart pub on the corner of North Street and East Street.
The White Hart public house was built in 1889 and is attributed to local architect Alfred Edwin Stallard (1861-1953). Stallard was the successful local architect responsible for the Grade II Listed War Memorial across the street and the United Reformed Church on North Street. The building was awarded Grade II listing in 2014 with the official listing record visible at this Historic England link.
The upper floors have previously been converted into a number of apartments but apart from a brief, unsuccessful period of operation as the ‘Golden Slots’ amusement arcade, the ground floor of the property has fallen into disuse and is in a poor state of disrepair. Recent planning applications proposing redevelopment as a convenience store have now been withdrawn and we are pleased to see that this latest application retains the external appearance while converting the ground floor into two single bed supported-living apartments. A further two such apartments are proposed by the partial demolition and rebuilding of the outbuildings at the rear, with additional provision for communal spaces, staff accommodation, refuse and bicycle storage.
The drawings that accompany the application respect the listing and leave the exterior of the building unchanged, as shown in the following examples.
The proposed ground floor plans are shown below; click the image to expand for a closer look.
On applications like these, it’s usually worth reading the heritage statement provided, and this one contains a wealth of information and photographs within its 57 pages. Click the image below to open it.
Havant Civic Society 